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#1 2026-06-02 02:18:24
- y8v
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Startx does not work
When I run startx in either console or KDE this is the output:
tty: ttyname error: No such device
xauth: file /home/zev/.serverauth.9746 does not exist
xinit: unable to run server "/gnu/store/p520i02c1wh59f8kbkw04l5p2ib5vxgy-xinit-1.4.4/bin/X": No such file or directory
Use the -- option, or make sure that /gnu/store/p520i02c1wh59f8kbkw04l5p2ib5vxgy-xinit-1.4.4/bin is in your path and
that "/gnu/store/p520i02c1wh59f8kbkw04l5p2ib5vxgy-xinit-1.4.4/bin/X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
for your display. Possible server names include:
Xorg Common X server for most displays
Xvfb Virtual frame buffer
Xfake kdrive-based virtual frame buffer
Xnest X server nested in a window on another X server
Xephyr kdrive-based nested X server
Xvnc X server accessed over VNC's RFB protocol
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error
Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.Last edited by y8v (2026-06-02 19:06:01)
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#2 2026-06-02 05:27:50
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Re: Startx does not work
What distribution is this?
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#3 2026-06-02 07:13:37
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#4 2026-06-02 19:05:29
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Re: Startx does not work
What distribution is this?
I use Arch Linux with KDE plasma (and a seperate hyprland install)
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#5 2026-06-02 19:25:27
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Re: Startx does not work
Your problem is that you seem to be determined to install stuff with random package managers as long as they're not pacman - why was X11 installed using guix?
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#6 2026-06-02 19:37:17
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Re: Startx does not work
I ran guix package --list-installed and the packages installed were sx and xinit and there was no X11 however those packages were supposed to be like startx so they might come with X11 and startx
Edit: when I uninstalled them startx disapeared
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#7 2026-06-02 19:42:19
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Re: Startx does not work
https://archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&q … =&flagged=
Why are you using guix itfp?
Don't.
Everytime you intend to install something using a package manager that is not pacman, you need to have a seriously good reason for that.
Then ask yourself thrice whether the reason maybe wasn't good in the first place.
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#8 2026-06-02 19:45:42
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Re: Startx does not work
Also, I just tried using another tool I had (From AUR) called startw and it outputted one of the same errors:
"tty: ttyname error: No such device"
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#9 2026-06-02 19:52:27
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Re: Startx does not work
Your problem is that you seem to be determined to install stuff with random package managers as long as they're not pacman - why was X11 installed using guix?
Btw, I love pacman
and AUR
Last edited by y8v (2026-06-02 19:52:45)
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#10 2026-06-02 19:55:54
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Re: Startx does not work
Don't try to run this from withing KDE - those are meant to be exectued from a TTY.
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